23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
A Pottery Jar on a Windowsill

In Anshun,a small town in Guizhou Province in southwest China, there are some abandoned houses. This pottery jar sits quietly on the windowsill of one of these houses. The wooden lattice window behind it is covered by bamboo curtains from inside. To the left of the windowsill is a potted plant. The colors, shapes, and other elements of the pottery jar and its surrounding background create an artistic composition.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Anshun,, China
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © YITIAN LIU